Auto signal



' F. A. FORSBERG.

AUTO SIGNAL.

APRLICAIION FILED DE-C. 2, 1920.

F. A. FORSBERG.

AUT() SIGNAL.

APPLxcAuoN FILED uic. 2, l1910.

SHEET 2.

'Patented Ot. 3, 1922.

2 SHEETS iii lift i FRED A.. FORSBERG, 0F ROOKE'ORD, ILLINGIS.

AUTO SIGNAL.

Application liled December 2, 1920. Serial No. 427,693.

To all whom t may conce/rn:

Be it known that l', Flinn A. F onsnnne, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county o@ il/vinnebago and State oiillinois, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements'in into Signals, of which the following is a specilication.

lli'hs invention relates particularlyto a signal device for automobiles although, ot course, it may be used wherever applicable. The principal object of the invention is to provide a new and improved signalling de vice of this kind which can be easily operated by ay person within the automobile and can be extended more easily and to a greater distance than the hand or arm oi a person, thereby being more etlective as a warning signal. .Another object oil" the invention is to provide means for locking the device in closed position so that it can be extended only when positively operated, and will be held in place without rattling when not in use as a signal. hereinafter. The invention consists in the` novel construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. l is a View of a signalling device constructed in accordance with the principles of this inven-` tion showing the signalling men'iber in tended position; Fig. 2 is a top view; Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the operating partsggF ig. lisa sectional. detail taken on the line fit-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a detail section taken on the line 6 6 of 3; and F is a viewsimilar to Fig. 3 showing a modified orm ot operating member. y f

This invention is designed and intended to be secured to the door or iframe of an automobile closely adacent the driver so that the operating member or handle is closely adjacent vthe steering` wheel where it can be grasped and operated with the least possible trouble, and in iact, without looking away from the road ahead or withdrawing the attention of the driver from his steering or operating position.

ln carrying out this invention, a frame or holder l attached in any suitable way to a bracket 2 is carried by a support 3 which may be the frame oi an automobile to which the device is applied, or the door, or any other suitable supporting part.

This holder l is preferably made of metal made of sheet metal is Other objects will appear in the form of a hollow shell open at the front and having a slot 4t at the rear through which an operating arm 5 extends.

A signalling member 6 also preferably adapted to tit into the open edge of the holder l, so that it willl slip readily thereinto, and at one end it is provided withva fixed hook or catch 7 which `is adapted tobe engaged by a'latch 8 pivoted within the holder l, and 'having a spring 9 mounted upon a shaft 10 for engaging the tree end of the latch and tending to press it into engagement with the catch 7.

The holder and the signalling member 6 are connected by means of a lazy tongs construction ll which is adapted to be conw tained within them when the signalling member is in its retracted position, and in order to connect the signalling member with this lazy tongs, a plate or a pair of plates l2 are secured in the signalling member 6 on each side of the lazy tongs, having vertical slots 13 adapted to be engaged by pins lli carried by end members l5 of the lazy tongs, and each having a horizontal slot 16 engaged by a pivoting pinl which connects the two end members l5. A similar construction is provided for mounting' the inner end of the lazy tongs in the holder l, and comprises plates 18 with vertical slots 19 for engaging the pins 2O of end members 21, and a horizontal slot 22 for engag` ing the pivoting pin 23 which connects the end members 2l at this end. .it is obvious that when thesignalling member 6 is moved outwardly, the lazy tongs will be extended because of the pin and slot connections at the ends, and the signalling member will be held in an upright position the same as when it engages within the holder l.

In order to mechanically extend the lazy tongs and to project the signalling member, the operating arm 5 is mounted rupon a notched member 2e which in turn is iiied upon the squared portion `25 ci a bearing pin 26. The operating arm has notches 27 which engage the notches of the member but have a loose motion connection therewith so that the arm 5 can be moved a short `distance before engaging the member Also mounted upon the squared portion .25 of the bearing pin 26 is an arm 28 which is connected by means of a link 29 with a projection 30 from one of the end niembers 2l ci the lazy tongs. f

Also pivoted within the holder l vis a cam lmob 3T which can be pushed o member oi operating lever Sl, one end of whichhas a surface 32 ttor engaging the extremity of the latch 8, While the other eX- tremity is adapted to engage in a notch of the operating 5. lVhen the arm is turned, the operating lever 3l is pressed against the catch S disengaging the latch irtremity 'trom the lioolr 7.

Instead oit having the arm 5 extend through the inner side ot the holder l, it may entend through Aa bottom opening 35, as shown more clearly in lTig. 7 In this case an operating linlr 2?@ "ed, irish a i pulled to operate the device. rfhis construction may be utilized tor example in the closed type ot automobiles so that all that would be visible trom the inside ot the car would be the operating lrnob 37 and the end ot the meinber 36. i i

In operation it is necessary only to move theoperating lever 5 in the proper direc tion, in -which case the lever 3l is tirst actuated to release the spring pressed latch 8,

after which the continued movement ot the arm 5 in the same direction Will taire up the lost motion between it. and the notched member whereupon the lazy tongs will be projected and the signal member 6 will be eX- tended in the manner described. In Withdrawing the signalling meinbertheaction is reversed, and as soon as the edge ot' the signalling member is Withdrawn Within the holder l, thecatch 7 is engaged by the spring pressed latch S and the signalling member is held in position until it is again operated.

I claim:

l. In a signalling device oil the class described, a holder, a signalling member, means ttor extending the signalling member trom the holder, a loclr tor directly engaging and securing the member in theholder, and` operating means for first releasing the loclr and then projecting the member With the extending means.

2. In a signalling device ot the class described, a holder, an extensible signalling member, a lookin connection with the holder tor engaging the member, means for first releasing the lock and then extending the signalling member.

3. In a signal ot the class described, a

holder, an extensible signalling member,

means tor directly engaging the member in the holder, and an operating device for first releasing the engaging means and thenprojecting the member.

l, In a signal oit the class described, an extensible signalling member, locking means tor engaging and holding the member in retracted position. and operating means having a loose motion connection for lirst disengaging the locking means and then extending the signalling member.

5. In a signalling device, an easily visible signalling member, a lazy tongs extending means tor the signalling member, a locking lever tor engaging and holding the member in retracted position, and an operating member together with means comprising a loose motion connection and means tor tiret, dis- Yigaging the locking lever and then extending the lazy tongs to project the signalling member. y

6. ln a signal ot the class described,l a signalling member and means tor projecting it trom its normal retracted position, a holder into which the member entends With a lool:- tor direct y engaging and retaining it in retracted position, and a reversible operating lever having a loose motion connection tor first releasing the lock and then projecting the member 'from the holder.

7. In a signal ot the classdescribed, a holder and a movable signalling member, a lazy tongs construction connection to the holder and member tor extending thelatter,

a latch pivoted in the holder for engaging the member when it is drawn back, vand a pivoted arm extending trom the holder having a lost motion connection tor first releasf ing the latch and then operating the lazy tongs in the holder and manually movable in opposite directions tor extending and withdrawing themember by its movement.

8. In a signal ot the class described, a

holder, and a movable signalling member, a lazy tongs construction connecting them and'including a plate at each end of the 100 lazy tongs with horizontal and vertical slots engaged by pins at the ends ot' the lazy tongs, and manually operable means in the holder movable in reverse directions for extending and retracting the lazy tongs.

9. In a signal ot' the class described, aV movable signalling member, means for eX- tending and retractiirg` the member, a spring pressed latch for engaging the member in its retracted position, reversible operating 110 `means tork the extending and retracting means, and a lever engaged by the operatinv means for disengaging the spring pressed` latch betere the operation ot the extending means.

l0. In a signalling device ot the class described, a signalling member and means Jfor extending and retracting it, a spring pressed latch tor directly engaging the member in its retracted position, manually reversible operatingmeans tor the extending and retracting means comprising an operating arm, a member upon Which the arm is mounted having a lost motion connection therewith, means in connection with this member for moving the extending and retracting means. and a lever operated by the arm :tor releasing the latch before the lost `motion is taken up in the operation of the afm.

l1. In a signaling device of the class described, a hollow holder and a hollow signalling member, a pair of plates in each of them having a horizontal and vertical slots, a lazy tongs construction connecting' the holder and member with supporting pins at the ends engaging in the slots; the lazy tongs construction being entirely contained within the member and holder when the member is retracted, and reversible means for operating the lazy tongs to extend and retract the signalling member.

l2. In an auto signal of the class described, a hollow fiat holder open at the outer edge, a hollow signalling member adapted to fit in the open edge of the holder, extensible means for projecting and withdrawing the member, a. spring pressed latch engaging the member within the holder, an operating arm and member upon which it is mounted with a lost motion connection between them, a lever pivoted in the holder and engaged by the arm for operating the spring pressed latch to disengage it from the signalling member before the lost motion is taken up, and a connection from the member upon which the arm is mounted to operate the extensible means after the latch is disengaged, all of the parts above mentioned being contained within the holder and the member except the end of the operating arm which projects from the holder for manual operation in reverse directions.

FRED A. FORSBERG. 

